I BELIEVE Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 Capmbell-Ryce off Stead on. We are on top so we take of one of our most creative in form players and it goes wrong. I am struggling to defend Millen on this one i'm afraid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 Because he is a poor manager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 Because he is a poor manager Time for clueless Keith to do the decent thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 I have always felt with football managers that they are constantly trying to show how clever they are by doing perverse things. Taking off your best player on the day is just one example. Playing players out of position appears to be Keith's normal favourite. They don't take all those coaching badges just to do what is obviously right. Though JCR may have had an injury perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_BcFC Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 We never looked like winning before a ball was even kicked, we should not be playing 4-5-1 at home, it is a defensive/counter attacking formation which is ideale away from home, but playing like that at home - it almost feels like we're setting ourselves out for a 0-0 draw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Watts Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 Couldn't go to day (possibly mercifully so) due to work, but heard 2nd half on the radio. Neither Brendan Mitchell commentating, nor Adam Baker could work out what Millen's thinking was with that substitution. One thing is very clear.....his tactics didn't work.......again..... The 2nd half sounded dismal, and having spoken to people at the game, the first seems to have been equally bad... Looking forward to Robbored's defence of his mate.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 We never looked like winning before a ball was even kicked, we should not be playing 4-5-1 at home, it is a defensive/counter attacking formation which is ideale away from home, but playing like that at home - it almost feels like we're setting ourselves out for a 0-0 draw? I take it that is the aim, with the hope that we might sneak a goal. Keith said we could not afford the number of home defeats we had last season so is presumably looking for draws to stabilise things. I wonder if there is a Plan B? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riaz Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 Until the subs we were doin the right thing. 451 wasn't that bad today, because we were pressing high up the pitch and won the ball alot in their half. But the subs were terrible. If you bring on Jon stead, you play him as the main man up front, not on the left! Should have went 442 when stead came on... God knows what we were playin at the end!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 We never looked like winning before a ball was even kicked, we should not be playing 4-5-1 at home, it is a defensive/counter attacking formation which is ideale away from home, but playing like that at home - it almost feels like we're setting ourselves out for a 0-0 draw? 100% agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 Capmbell-Ryce off Stead on. We are on top so we take of one of our most creative in form players and it goes wrong. I am struggling to defend Millen on this one i'm afraid Sorry, that's simply not the case. We lost the game because we switched off at a corner and they took advantage. Stead was poor when he came on, but we still created opportunities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 Until the subs we were doin the right thing. 451 wasn't that bad today, because we were pressing high up the pitch and won the ball alot in their half. But the subs were terrible. If you bring on Jon stead, you play him as the main man up front, not on the left! Should have went 442 when stead came on... God knows what we were playin at the end!! If God knows perhaps he could tell Keith? I'm sure he'll be doing plenty of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2015 Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 4-5-1! No wonder we havent scored at home this season!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 I take it that is the aim, with the hope that we might sneak a goal. Keith said we could not afford the number of home defeats we had last season so is presumably looking for draws to stabilise things. I wonder if there is a Plan B? After today's substitutions the answer must be no. When I saw Stead coming on I hoped it was going to give some support to Maynard in 4-4-2 in an attempt to nick and equaliser but Stead lined up on the left wing. That was a complete surprise to everyone and served no apparent reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Reynolds Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 After today's substitutions the answer must be no. When I saw Stead coming on I hoped it was going to give some support to Maynard in 4-4-2 in an attempt to nick and equaliser but Stead lined up on the left wing. That was a complete surprise to everyone and served no apparent reason. This is not a dig but it's nice to see that you're being objective. Millen has displayed a great deal of tactical naivety in his tenure, and that is what worries me most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 After today's substitutions the answer must be no. When I saw Stead coming on I hoped it was going to give some support to Maynard in 4-4-2 in an attempt to nick and equaliser but Stead lined up on the left wing. That was a complete surprise to everyone and served no apparent reason. Not a surprise surely? He has done it regularly with both Stead and Pitman. It seems he is absolutely determined to continue this ludicrous tactic; I can only assume he learned it on some coaching course. Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein A sure sign too of management incompetence in any walk of life imo, Bankers, politicians and football managers seem to be particularly prone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betelgeuse Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 I don't know whats going on anymore! It seem's to be getting worse each week. The players don't seem to understand what the tactics are and Millen just stands there arms crossed. 4-5-1 is negative at home but it can be effective if played correctly, we don't play it correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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